Opening Night
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Opening Night

  1. 92 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Opening Night

About this book

The madcap antics start as Jack and Ruth Tisdale celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with an evening at the theatre. It's a dream come true for Ruth and an imposition for Jack who would rather be at home watching the World Series. However, after the events both on and off the stage that fateful night, their lives and those of all of those involved are irreparably altered.

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Information

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781770913981
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Canadian Drama
Index
Literature

Act One, Scene One

The VIP lounge of the Charles Killian Theatre Noir Repertory House, twenty minutes prior to curtain of the play Whisper on the Wind.
The set includes two couches and a small stand-up bar. The main entrance to the room is S.R. and U.C. is the entrance to the theatre. S.L. is an entrance that is used by staff and company members. MICHAEL CRAIG is S.R. with TOM DELANEY. MICHAEL, dressed in a relatively formal manner, is drinking champagne. TOM is dressed as a waiter and carries an empty tray. Lying on the floor behind one of the couches is CLAYTON FRY. As the lights come up, CLAYTON is going through his warm-up exercise.
CLAYTON: Hum Ma-ma. Hum Ma-ma Gutta-butta gutta-butta guttabutta gutta-butta. Neet! Neet! Neet! (getting up off the floor) Neet, hoot, not, nanny. Neet, noot, not, nanny. Neet! Neet! (exiting) Neet!
TOM: (to MICHAEL) Thatā€™s gonna be me one day. At least I hope it is. I mean, Iā€™m sure even you went through some lean years at first, right? Sure. Trying to get your foot in the door, huh? Trying to get someone to notice you. I mean, Iā€™ve been to a lot of auditions, but so farā€¦ I donā€™t know what it is. I give it my best shot, you know, but something always goes wrong. Like my mouth goes dry sometimes and my lips start to make this loud smacking sound, or else my mouth is nice and wet and I wind up spitting on the director. One time I walked into an audition and my fly was open.
MICHAEL: And even that didnā€™t work?
TOM: No. Of course, I donā€™t suppose you have any trouble getting parts do you?
MICHAEL: (modestly) Wellā€¦
TOM: How long have you been in the business now?
MICHAEL: Twenty-one years.
TOM: Twenty-one. Wow. I was still in the cradle when you started. Amazing, huh? (saying nothing as he thinks about this) Boy, it must be a great feeling being established like that. Being respected.
MICHAEL: Oh, I donā€™t know about that.
TOM: Oh, come on. All the awards youā€™ve won? The great roles youā€™ve played? If I can have half the career youā€™ve had Iā€™ll be satisfied.
MICHAEL: Well, thatā€™s nice of you to...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. About the Author
  5. Production History
  6. Act One, Scene One
  7. Act One, Scene Two
  8. Act Two, Scene One
  9. Act Two, Scene Two